tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707677879553737512.post8333041217285968837..comments2023-04-04T12:05:39.103-04:00Comments on The MTTLR Blog: Data Sharing and the Digital Science CommonsMTTLR Blog Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06708262595265238217noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2707677879553737512.post-51706760583055905702008-09-18T21:22:00.000-04:002008-09-18T21:22:00.000-04:00There is a disclaimer when a Tranche process is la...There is a disclaimer when a Tranche process is launched stating that the application is limited to scientific data. Also, when uploading data, the user must assert that the data can be shared (to the best of the user's knowledge), or that the user is placing the data in the public domain. (We currently require one of the two based on the Science Commons CC0.)<BR/><BR/>We are making it a priority to provide clear licensing that lowers the barriers for data sharing and use. But this is a frontier. As journals increasingly require data availability (and, for example, Tranche hosts a 70GB project that has over a million files), and the tools lag behind for legal or technological reasons, researchers must wonder what gives.<BR/><BR/>The licensing we provide has created a hurdle: when uploading the data prepublication, users (researchers) have to contend with choices they were not prepared to make. I believe the assumption is that the technology will provide secrecy, and that the publication will transfer the data to the public domain. Why do I need the license? And when the data is on its way up to the network (likely for urgent reasons, such as providing immediate remote access), the user is less likely (or willing) to weigh their options, and will click through to the least resistance.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for the post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com